Washing machine



Feb. 2 1926. 1,571,361

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UNITED star-Es JAMES WILLIAMS, O1? VIENNA, GEORGIA.

WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed August 17, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that 1, James lVILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vienna, in the county of Dooly and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful lVashing Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to waslriing machines and the object of the invention is to so construct a machine of this character that the clothes may be rubbed while they are boiling.

Another object is to construct a machine of this character which is simple and cheap to manufacture, easy to operate and which may be repaired at a minimum cost should any of the parts be broken.

W'ith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combiuation and arrangen'ient of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter -described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with this invention Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4.-4- of Figure 1.

In the embodiment illustrated, a hollow base 1 is shown designed to form a heater for the machine and which has rising from one end thereof a smoke stack 2, the opposite end from the smoke stack being open to permit feeding of the fire when the machine is used out of doors and wood burned.

Mounted on the base 1 is a water container 10 preferably constructed of sheet metal and which is open at its top and has mounted in the bottom thereof a rubbing board 11 which is provided with apertures 12 for the passage of the water therethrough which will let the boiling water in the vat or tank through to the clothes while the scrubbing is in process.

Mounted to cooperate with the stationary rubbing board 11 is a movable rubbing board -3 which has a corrugated scrubbing face Serial No. 50,727.

14.- similar to an ordinary wash board which cooperates with the wash board 11.

A post 15 rises from the board 13 and extends above the top of the tank 10 where it is connected with an operating lever 16 fulcrumed intermediate its ends on one side edge of the tank as is shown clearly in Figures 1 and 2. This fulcrum 17 is in the form of a bolt having a washer 18 arranged thereon between the lever and the tank head and equipped with a wing nut 19 for removably securing the lever in place.

The end of the lever which is connected with the post 15 has a longitudinally extending slot .20 through which the upper end of the post extends and is secured by a nut 21.

A coiled spring 22 connects the upper end of post 15 with the side of the tank opposite to that on which the lever 16 is mounted as is shown clearly in Figure 2. This spring exerts its tension to assist in the rubbing operation of the movable rubber, the lever being actuated to move the rubber in one direction and the spring operating to move it in the opposite direction.

It will thus be seen that When heat is applied to the base 1 the water in the tank 10 will be heated and may be used boiling While the scrubbing operation is going on, the cleansing power of which is much greater than the steam.

In the use of the invention the clothes are placed in the tank 10 and the rubber 13 lowered onto them, it being understood that water has first been placed in the tank and heated to the desired temperature. The lever 16 is then swung back and forth which causes the rubber 13 to reciprocate over the clothes and thoroughly cleanse them. The cooperation of the spring 22 with the lever greatly facilitates the operation thereof and requires very little power to actuate the lever.

While this washing machine is shown mounted on a base heater or heating base it is of course to be understood that it is not permanently fixed thereto and may be placed on a stove or any other source ofheat supplied thereto suflicient to .cause boilinc of the water in the tank 10.

I claim In a washing machine, a water containing tank having a corrugated bottom forming a stationary rubber, a movable rubber mounted on said bottom and having a post rising therefrom and extending above the top of the tank, a lever fulcrumed on said tank intermediate the ends of the lever, the inner end of said lever having a slot and pin connection With said post, and a coiled spring connected with said post and with said tank to assist in the operation of the movable rubber.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 10 as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

hi JAMES WILLIAMS mark 

